The goal of this project was to develop a real-time integrated augmented reality system to physically create topography models which are then scanned into a computer in real time, and used as background for a variety of graphics effects and simulations. The final product is supposed to be self-contained to the point where it can be used as a hands-on exhibit in science museums with little supervision.

Christenson tests the limits of what he can get away with by having people believe he is an Oscar winner, and he uses his fake statue to get free drinks (including a large orange Gatorade), gain entry into exclusive Oscar parties, and at the end of the night he even manages to convince a valet to give him a car.

There’s no weather in the stratosphere, which means if there’s a hurricane or a typhoon that knocks out power or internet connectivity to people on the ground, the balloons provide a very exciting way to let people immediately have connectivity 10 seconds after the natural disaster occurs.

Art in Island is an art museum located in a former Manila bus station that features a slew of paintings, many of which are in 3D, designed for interaction. Museum attendees are encouraged to climb into paintings and take photos of their interactions. Art in Island corporate secretary Blyth Cambaya explained the museum’s philosophy to Mashable.

Here, art paintings are not complete if you are not with them, if you don’t take pictures with them.

We Happy Few is a video game by Compulsion Games about a group of folks attempting to escape an alternate version of 1960s England where everyone must be happy. Development on the game is still pretty early, but they’ll be showing off what they have at PAX East 2015 between March 6 and 8.

Geico has launched new funny and creative ads designed specifically for YouTube that they are calling “unskippable.” The ads essentially put all the important information in the first five seconds, which YouTube forces viewers to watch before giving them the option to skip over the ad.

After the five-second mark, the ads turn into absurd freeze frames with the actors holding still and trying to keep that pose despite what happens around them. Viewers can skip through those parts of the ads, but they’re funny enough that people might want to stick around through the end.

One ad features a family at dinner, but when they freeze the family dog jumps into the scene and wreaks havoc. The other ad shows two friends who become trapped in a mid-air high five.